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- From: estarry@oro.net (Ed Starry)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: Why 33600?
- Date: Tue, 16 Apr 1996 15:55:07 -0700
- Organization: "oronet, Penn Valley, CA"
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- JNavas@NavasGrp.com (John Navas) wrote about {Re: Why 33600?} in
- 'comp.dcom.modems'...
-
- ~> Not really! If people would start demanding (and using) 'cached serial
- ~>ports' they would discover even 14.4's are much faster than they realize. To
- ~>me this increasing of the Analog Rate is a marketing ploy.
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-
- ~No offense, but that's nonsense.
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-
- OK, explain how to achieve 230,400 bps from an 'Enhanced V.42bis' 28.8
- modem? If I can transfer data at 7,000+ cps from a rickety 3 year old 14.4
- 'WHY' do I need a modem with a higher Analog Rate? This is faster than many
- people realize from a brand new 28.8 as it is. Yes, I could lower my DTE
- setting to 57,600, or lower, to comply with your ill-advised recommendation
- but I choose not to, there's no 'valid' reason. If compression is working as
- designed then higher Analog Rates aren't needed, are they? When 'YOU' tell
- people how to attain throughput rates 'Exceeding 115,200 bps' then and only
- then will I entertain the notion of upgrading to an 'Enhanced V.42bis' 28.8
- modem! Until then I stand by my statement regarding 'marketing ploy'.
-
- The reason I call the two 1,024 byte 'smart buffers' (your words) cache is
- to differentiate between these I/O Buffers and the actual multi-byte serial
- port (16550). When using the word 'buffer' many people, for reasons unknown
- to me, instantly think of the 16550 UART and we both know this UART isn't a
- buffer, don't we? Simply semantics for the lay person, you have a better
- definition to avoid confusion and 'convey meaning'? NOT 'smart buffer'!
-
- The public now wants to know how to attain 230,400 bps data throughput from
- a 28.8 modem, after all they exist. Don't say it's impossible or you might
- alienate a number of modem manufactures, including USR. There is a way!
- Convey to the vast unwashed masses how it's done all exalted modem maven!
- There are thousands of modem users waiting with anticipation for your words
- of wisdom and guidance in attaining the exhilarating rapture of experiencing
- data transfer rates of 20+ KByte/sec using a 28.8 modem. Describe, 'in lay
- terms', the necessary hardware and software required and how to configure
- it. Use Windows V3.1 as the platform of choice as many people 'World Wide'
- use this as their OS. Then post it in this News Group so people without Web
- (http://) access can benefit from your infinite knowledge of modems.
-
- If you perceive this as a challenge, it is.
-
- If you want to know the definition of 'Enhanced V.42bis' check out
- <http://web.aimnet.com/~jnavas/modem/faq.html>.
-
- PS: While you're at it, would you tell everyone what a 'Serial Port
- Interface capable of 128 Kbps' is? The 'External' BitSURFER Pro requires one
- to achieve maximum performance and I want maximum performance. A few well
- known brand and model names as an example will suffice!
-
- Ed...
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